Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 はミュージシャンとして 活かつ 動どう する to be active as a musician
He is active as a musician in Tokyo.
プロのミュージシャンになる to become a professional musician
She practices every day to become a professional musician.
ミュージシャンを 目め 指ざ す to aim to become a musician
He has aimed to be a musician since he was in high school.
Related words 音楽家 is a more formal term often used for classically trained or academic musicians, while ミュージシャン is the everyday word covering pop, rock, and other genres.
演奏者 emphasizes the act of performing an instrument, whereas ミュージシャン can also cover songwriting and composing.
アーティスト is a broader loanword that can include musicians, singers, and other creative artists, while ミュージシャン specifically refers to someone who plays or sings music.
歌手 specifically means a singer, a narrower category than ミュージシャン which also includes instrumentalists and composers.
ミュージシャン is a general term for any musician, while ギタリスト specifically denotes someone who plays the guitar.
Counted with ミュージシャン , being a person, is counted with 人 as in「三人のミュージシャン」 (three musicians).
More formal than 人 — used for headcounts in reservations, staff lists, and announcements (5名様 ).
Etymology Loanword from English 'musician', adopted into Japanese with katakana spelling.
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